John Chapter 13 verse 24 Holy Bible
Simon Peter therefore beckoneth to him, and saith unto him, Tell `us' who it is of whom he speaketh.
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Making a sign to him, Simon Peter said, Who is it he is talking about?
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Simon Peter makes a sign therefore to him to ask who it might be of whom he spoke.
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Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.
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Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him, "Tell us who it is of whom he speaks."
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Simon Peter, then, doth beckon to this one, to inquire who he may be concerning whom he speaketh,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 24. - Simon Peter therefore beckoned to this (disciple), and saith to him. Wherefore he must have been far enough off to beckon, and near enough to speak. Westcott imagines that Peter was on the left side, in the place of real honor (?), though not in such proximity as, unobserved, to ask the question. Edersheim also speaks of the left side as the place of honor, but assigns no adequate reason for such a violation of universal usage and metaphor. The natural impetuosity of Peter would have induced him, if he had been so near, to have asked the question himself. It is more probable that Judas himself was there, judging from the language of Matthew 26:23, and from the act which follows. Either with T.R., He spake to him, to ask who it might be; or, saith, Tell (us) who it is concerning whom he speaks; as though Peter had rushed to the conclusion that John knew. This is singularly like Peter, and John may tacitly have been supposed to be better acquainted than the rest with the mind of Jesus.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him.--The tense in the original is present. "Simon Peter therefore beckons," or, makes a sign. We have to remember that these Apostles were both members of the first group, who are from some special characteristics nearer to our Lord than the others. They had both been disciples of the Baptist (John 1:40-41), and we may think of them in the earlier as in the later work as in a special sense companions and friends. (Comp. John 20:2; Acts 3:1; Acts 4:13.)That he should ask who it should be of whom he spake.--The better reading is, and saith unto him, Say who it is of whom He speaketh. St. Peter supposes that the disciple whom Jesus loved is more than any other in the confidence of his Master, and that he knew who was here referred to, and makes a sign to him to tell what he knew.
